BWB to Take to the California Skies: The Boeing X-48B blended wing prototype we reported on last month is slated for flight test sometime this year, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. The joint team of NASA, USAF, and Boeing concluded wind tunnel testing in May with one of two prototypes Boeing has built. It will be shipped to California to be used as a backup to the second vehicle when it starts flight tests out of Edwards Air Force Base. The Daily News reports that the blended wing body (BWB) aircraft will fly no higher than 10,000 feet and no more than 135 miles per hour during testing.
The last remaining T-1 Jayhawk at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, took its final flight to the "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on July 15. The 99th Flying Training Squadron will train pilots using T-6 and simulator until it gets T-7 Red Hawk in fiscal 2026.